Spending priorities | Taxing consumers | Health care. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for May 25, 2025.

Four out of five of California’s most-destructive wildfires, and nine of the 10 largest, have occurred since 2017.

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:44 p.m. in Santa Clara County. Guadalupe Fire has been burning on private land. At ...

As House Republicans consider making deep cuts to Medicaid, Santa Clara County wants to transition to a “single plan” model ...

Despite San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s claim his policy to arrest homeless people for refusing shelter is meant to connect them ...

The county joins other San Francisco Bay Area jurisdictions in approving the "smoke-sniffing" devices to shore up the ...

Santa Clara County approved nearly $29 million for five affordable housing projects in San Jose, creating 612 units and ...

Northern California’s Santa Clara County has approved $28.7 million in funding for affordable housing in San Jose, reports ...

Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone added former 49er Bryant Young to his wearable memorabilia at the Dwight Clark Legacy ...

A Mountain View man was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of burglarizing multiple homes, according to police.

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is warning the public about an ongoing illegal food operation based in Merced County that is actively operating in Monterey County and nearby areas.

It’s been 14 years since the Census Bureau began issuing reports on poverty that factored in the cost of living. Ever since, ...